Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-51

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

• B1077 · flight 12 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-43 · zone record 156/157

• SpaceX Starlink Group 6-51 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-51 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - April 17, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida — Spaceflight Now
• SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-51 — NASASpaceflight
• Starlink Mission — SpaceX

1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
3. T−35MProp Load
4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
5. T−7MEngine Chill
6. T−1MStartup
7. T−1MTank Press
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M12SMax-Q
12. T+2M26SMECO
13. T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M36SSES-1
15. T+2M56SFairing Separation
16. T+6M9SEntry Burn Startup
17. T+6M33SEntry Burn Shutdown
18. T+8M1SStage 1 Landing Burn
19. T+8M24SStage 1 Landing
20. T+8M39SSECO-1
21. T+54M4SSES-2
22. T+54M6SSECO-2
23. T+1H5M13SStarlink Deployment

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/17/2024 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/17/2024 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 4/17/2024 · source

• Launch window accurate to the second

  Nosu · 4/17/2024 · source

• Setting GO

  Nosu · 4/16/2024 · source

• Weather 90%

  Nosu · 4/16/2024 · source

• Assigning launch pad.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/13/2024 · source

• Updated launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/12/2024 · source

• Adding window opening time

  Nosu · 4/11/2024 · source

• Targeting NET April 17 UTC per NOTAM F1372/24 and A1244/24.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 4/11/2024 · source